02851nam 2200457 450 991079231760332120200520144314.01-4422-6152-81-4422-6153-6(CKB)3710000000971103(MiAaPQ)EBC4770674(Au-PeEL)EBL4770674(CaPaEBR)ebr11318502(CaONFJC)MIL979178(OCoLC)966429429(EXLCZ)99371000000097110320170105h20172017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFreedom in the world 2016 the annual survey of political rights and civil liberties /Arch Puddington [and five others], editorsLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,2017.20171 online resource (905 pages)Includes bibliographical references.Acknowledgments; Freedom in the World 2015: Discarding Democracy-A Return to the Iron Fist; Introduction; Country Reports; Related and Disputed Territory Reports; Freedom in the World 2015: Survey Methodology; Tables and Ratings; Freedom in the World Contributors; Selected Sources for Freedom in the World 2015.Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 195 countries and fifteen territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development. --Provided by publisher.Political rightsCivil rightsPolitical rights.Civil rights.323.3291MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910792317603321Freedom in the world 20163865814UNINA